- A controversy is a dispute or argument in which people express strong opposing views. When a popular TV show kills off a well-loved character, there's bound to be a lot of controversy.
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- n. 争论；论战；辩论
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1. What do you think about this ongoing controversy?
你是怎样看待这场持续的争论呢？
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2. Although endured a lot of discussion and controversy for a while because of its title.
虽然忍受了一段时间大批的争议和论战，就因为那个书名。
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3. A bitter controversy about the siting of the airport is rumbling in the designing institute.
设计院里正吵吵嚷嚷着对机场选址问题作激烈争论。
- controversy (n.) "disputation, debate, prolonged agitation of contrary opinions," late 14c., from Old French controversie "quarrel, disagreement" or directly from Latin controversia "a turning against; contention, quarrel, dispute," from controversus "turned in an opposite direction, disputed, turned against," from contra "against" (see contra (prep., adv.)) + versus "turned toward or against," past participle of vertere "to turn" (from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend").
con·tro·versy AWL / ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi ; kənˈtrɒvəsi ; NAmE ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi / noun [uncountable , countable ] ( plural con·tro·versies ) controversy(over/about/surrounding sb/sth) public discussion and argument about sth that many people strongly disagree about, disapprove of, or are shocked by （公开的）争论，争议，论战 ◆ to arouse/cause controversy 引起争论 ◆ a bitter controversy over/aboutthe site of the new airport 有关新机场选址的激烈争论 ◆ the controversy surrounding his latest movie 围绕他最近一部电影的争论 ◆ The President resigned amid considerable controversy. 总统在一片争论声中辞职。 controversy controversies con·tro·versy / ˈkɒntrəvɜːsi ; kənˈtrɒvəsi ; NAmE ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi /
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